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A bag of oranges weighs 5 1/4 pounds. How much does 1 1/2 bags weigh?

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If one bag weighs 5 1/4 ibs. Then it is 5 1/4 + (1/2)*(5 1/4) = 63/8 Ib or 7.875 Ib or 7/8

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